For Immediate Release (19-1)
Contact: Xenophon Strategies - (202) 289-4001
Washington, D.C. - Thwarting plans to replace a portion of Amtrak's Southwest Chief service with a bus between Albuquerque, NM and Dodge City, KS, saved the economies of New Mexico, Colorado and Kansas from what would have been $180 million in annual losses, according to the findings of a new study by the Rail Passengers Association and the University of Southern Mississippi. Had it gone through, the bus bridge also would have imposed a temporary loss of $135 million in those communities, the study showed.
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